Foreland basins and gold-bearing conglomerates: A new model for the Jacobina Basin (São Francisco province, Brazil)

Precambrian Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 155-176

  Ledru, P ^a   Milesi J P ^a   Johan, V ^b   Sabate P ^c   Maluski, H ^d  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Univ Montpellier II ^*  (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Conglomerate; Foreland basin; Gold; Palaeoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; FORELAND BASIN; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC;

BRAZIL, JACOBINA BASIN;

EID: 0031417769     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00048-x     Document Type: Article

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